Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...
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US scientists unlock critical molten salt reactor data for future nuclear energy
US scientists have collected rare new data on molten reactor salts that could help ...
Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications. A chemist at the University of Cincinnati ...
What’s new?: ORNL recorded rare thermal conductivity and viscosity data for uranium-bearing molten salts, vital for advanced reactor design and modeling. How it helps: The measurements close key ...
Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts. High temperatures and ionizing radiation ...
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Copenhagen Atomics say that salt purity is the critical factor in preventing corrosion of stainless steel in molten salt reactors. Meanwhile, ...
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